Mr Tycoon’s Daring Wife

”The gun is for protection.” She quietly said, hugging her stomach and continuing to avoid his pressuring gaze.

”Protection? You can get arrested and go to jail if you’re caught with it-”

”I won’t.” She finally lifted her gaze to look at him. He was surprised to see the fierce determination within her eyes. It was clear she wasn’t afraid of being caught.

Yang Feng thought back to Zhao Moyao’s military influences. That’s right, she had the power of her grandfather backing her up. What was she scared of? But something felt off…she had wielded the gun as if she had used it before. The thirst for blood in her eyes, her lightning-quick speed, and the lack of sympathy told him she wasn’t afraid to kill or shoot people on the site.

”Just who exactly are you?” The question came out before he could stop himself. It had confirmed his lingering suspicion that the background check Chen Gaonan did had barely scratched the surface.

Chen Gaonan had always been able to not leave any stone unturned whenever he performed an investigation on someone. While he had been able to unearth relatively unknown facts about her such as her one year stint in Zheng Corps or the ways she had subdued other socialites to rule over them, there were still gaps in the report that they couldn’t fill in.

When he had Chen Gaonan check on the two years of her disappearance, nothing came up. Not a single detail or evidence was left behind. It was like she disappeared from the face of Earth, never to be found.

”You already know the answer to that.” She looked out the window and stared at the afternoon sky filled with fluffy clouds.

He stared at her defensive position as she avoided his gaze by facing the window. Ever since he found her drunk and vulnerable last night, he saw her in a much better light. Instead of the confident and daring woman he was used to seeing, he saw something much more — a woman who hid her pain behind a dazzling smile and a strong facade. Her walls looked sturdy and high, but there were cracks that had been haphazardly filled in. Hidden underneath that smile was a girl grieving for her loss and her broken heart.

”I know more than what others already know about you.” He waited for a shift in emotion. He waited for her outburst that he had dug into her background without her permission. The clock ticked on the wall, seconds passed, and she remained quiet.

He figured she wouldn’t say anything without being triggered, so he thought of a pressing question. ”Tell me what happened in the two years of your disappearance.”

Zhao Lifei turned to him, one hand grabbing her other elbow, as she stared at him.

She instantly became guarded and her concrete walls became solid metal. Her eyes, once an open book to him, was cold and her emotions were suddenly hidden behind a mask. At her swiftness to do so, he knew it was a move she had mastered through the years.

At the mention of her past, Yang Feng noticed how rigid she had become. He knew the two years was a very private matter, but curiosity got the best of him.

Two years ago, when she was just twenty-one years old, she was notorious for her bad temper and thin patience.

She was once the ”future Madam Zheng”, with a tongue as sharp as a knife, eyes as daunting as a predator, and words that seemed like law, she used to be the ’Queen of the Socialites’. She didn’t need to resort to violence, her words were enough to bring someone down. She had earned herself an endless list of enemies who had eagerly awaited for her downfall.

To her, everyone was a disposable pawn on her cruel chess board. No one dared to offend her.

That is, until Zheng Tianyi turned the predator into the prey, and declared her powerless. Immediately, everyone including her family turned against her, ruining every part of her until she was nothing but the shell of the woman she used to be.

Yang Feng felt more and more intrigued each time he looked at her. What was her redemption to these horrible sins she has committed? What influence was so strong and powerful enough to turn a powerful woman into the one she was today? Which version of her is the real Zhao Lifei?

Pushed into a corner by her parents, ignored by her younger sister, loved by no one, and taught to be heartless, Yang Feng realized where her bad temperament stemmed from.

She was just a desperate child seeking love and attention.